Advanced Placement

Standardized Test taken in High School to get College Education credits and/or skip entry-level courses.

Unfortunately requires taking a course driven by that test spec, which results in even more HomeWork than usual. But because creation of an AP course usually means converting the previous Honors course, there's a larger-than-ever (effort) gap between the AP course and its "general population" twin. cf HowToBeAHigh SchoolSuperstar